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so there's two key points for american innovation to bring jobs to america. one is when you get a good idea, having the ability to get it patented and defend the patent. and the other side of that is to enforce that patent throughout the world with our own justice department and, in terms of our state department, in terms of intellectual property rights. it's -- it's amazing that how much of our intellectual property is being stolen by china today. and i want to relate to you a conversation i had with the -- the secretary of commerce, equivalent to our secretary of commerce in china three years ago. when i asked him about intellectual property rights, he was very bold in his statement to say that we're not going to honor them, we're a developing nation and you wouldn't have honored them either. even though they're a signatory to the world trade organization. so it's important that we understand who we're dealing with, people that are going to cheat and steal intellectual property from america. so fixing the patent apparatus will help us get there, but it's ju
so there's two key points for american innovation to bring jobs to america. one is when you get a good idea, having the ability to get it patented and defend the patent. and the other side of that is to enforce that patent throughout the world with our own justice department and, in terms of our state department, in terms of intellectual property rights. it's -- it's amazing that how much of our intellectual property is being stolen by china today. and i want to relate to you a conversation i...
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., from illinois and from all across america. they came to stand up in support of reform of the interchange fee, the swipe fee, that congress passed last year. they came to stand up to the major credit card companies, visa and mastercard and the $13 trillion banking industry that's doing everything in its power to reverse this reform. small business, as we all know, is the key to our economy and its future. we need for them to be able to grow, to hire more workers and serve their customers we will. -- and serve their customers well. but debit card swipe fees set by visa and mastercard are crushing many small businesses. the banks made over $16 billion per year in debit swipe fees back in 2009, about $1.3 billion per month. now, $16 billion may not sound shrike a lot of money when you compare it to the $20.8 billion that the new york state comptroller said was paid out in wall street bonuses to major financial institutions just last year. but it is a huge amount bh it affects small business. for most americans on main street, $16
., from illinois and from all across america. they came to stand up in support of reform of the interchange fee, the swipe fee, that congress passed last year. they came to stand up to the major credit card companies, visa and mastercard and the $13 trillion banking industry that's doing everything in its power to reverse this reform. small business, as we all know, is the key to our economy and its future. we need for them to be able to grow, to hire more workers and serve their customers we...
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america america my -- mr. merkley: my colleague from texas was addressing this amendment and noting her support for it. i would like to address several reasons that y this amendment is bad policy for america. first and foremost, this amendment increases our addiction to foreign oil. it increases oil consumption by 455 million barrels. right now we import about 9.7 million barrels of oil per day. so this amendment is equivalent to six weeks' worth of oil imports. recognize that gas prices are about $3.50 a gallon. the mcconnell-inhofe amendment amounts to a $68 billion price tag for working families to buy gas, to buy gas from oil imported from overseas. and this isn't a tax that in any way supports our economy. in fact, this is a tax that goes out of our economy to purchase energy from overseas. so, from the middle east, from nigeria, from venezuala. that is very profitable to the companies that supply that oil. it's very profitable to the governments far outside of the united states of america. but it certain
america america my -- mr. merkley: my colleague from texas was addressing this amendment and noting her support for it. i would like to address several reasons that y this amendment is bad policy for america. first and foremost, this amendment increases our addiction to foreign oil. it increases oil consumption by 455 million barrels. right now we import about 9.7 million barrels of oil per day. so this amendment is equivalent to six weeks' worth of oil imports. recognize that gas prices are...
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america has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. those are the words of former senator barack obama, now president of the united states. as a candidate for president in 2008, president obama said we're going to have to take on entitlements and i think we've got to do it quickly. and in 2009, then president obama said, what we have done is kicked this can down the road. we are now at the end of the road and are not in a position to kick it any further. he also promised his administration would, quote, work with congress to execute serious entitlement reform. now, president obama, as both republicans and more and more democrat members of congress are committing to go forward and as republican and democrat governors in states in fiscal peril are responding, our nation, mr. president, our nation needs you now, to assume the primary leadership role in helping us avert these financial problems and potential financial meltdowns. the 2012 election must be subordinate to the urgency of the challenge before us. we cannot afford to wait until
america has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. those are the words of former senator barack obama, now president of the united states. as a candidate for president in 2008, president obama said we're going to have to take on entitlements and i think we've got to do it quickly. and in 2009, then president obama said, what we have done is kicked this can down the road. we are now at the end of the road and are not in a position to kick it any further. he also promised his administration...
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by the time we left in 1993, every state in america had their own version of america 2000. it was tennessee 2000 or new hampshire 2000 or kansas 2000. moving toward the educational goals community by community. none of that would have happened without david kearns' enthusiasm, skill and leadership. in 1992 during a riot over rodney king in los angeles, president bush sent david to represent him. david had a strong background in civil rights. while he was there, he telephoned me and said this is the hardest phone call i've ever had to make. i have cancer. he just discovered he had cancer of the sinus. he came back and had an operation. the operation gradually destroyed his eyesight. that was 20 years ago, but it didn't stop david kearns. during that time he created a center for leadership at the university of rochester where he graduated and served as trustee for many years. to help him get around because he couldn't see, barely see, ep invited a young man each year to go with him to help him see and help him do what he needed to do. for those young men, nearly 20 over the l
by the time we left in 1993, every state in america had their own version of america 2000. it was tennessee 2000 or new hampshire 2000 or kansas 2000. moving toward the educational goals community by community. none of that would have happened without david kearns' enthusiasm, skill and leadership. in 1992 during a riot over rodney king in los angeles, president bush sent david to represent him. david had a strong background in civil rights. while he was there, he telephoned me and said this is...
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he simply rolled his sleeves up and went to work and the rest of america got to see what it takes to be a great leader. governor barbour, we are honored to have you today. >> thank you. governors, welcome. if you take your seat at the table. we will -- we appreciate submitting your testimony in advance. at this point, we'll recognize each of you for five minutes each and begin with governor herbert from utah. welcome. >> thank you very much good morning. i'm gary herbert, governor of the state of utah, i would like to thank congressman for your invitation to testify. let me begin by stating you are a firm believer in the principals of the 10th amendment. a balance of power between the state and federal government is not only right and proper, but essential to finding solutions to the complex problems that we face today. louis brandice described states that participate in novel and experience without risk to the rest of the country. unquote. in utah we began the health system reform efforts five years ago long before the patient and affordable care act. the health care can serve as a
he simply rolled his sleeves up and went to work and the rest of america got to see what it takes to be a great leader. governor barbour, we are honored to have you today. >> thank you. governors, welcome. if you take your seat at the table. we will -- we appreciate submitting your testimony in advance. at this point, we'll recognize each of you for five minutes each and begin with governor herbert from utah. welcome. >> thank you very much good morning. i'm gary herbert, governor...
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res. 83, designating march 2, 2011, as read across america day. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the matter be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of senate resolution 84, resolution introduced earlier today by senator casey. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 84, expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement and reconciliation within sri lanka that are necessary to ensure a lasting peace. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: mr. president, i further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid u
res. 83, designating march 2, 2011, as read across america day. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the matter be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent...
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for example, in course particlat matter which most people call dust in rural america. there has been no regulatory change proposed. there has been a study, and the study interestingly enough says it gives equal weight to retaining the current standards as it does to changing them. there's been absolutely no regulatory decision made, and we've committed to listening sessions. we just had a bunch in iowa and missouri about that very matter, so i think we need to find ways to get out and speak to people where they are and explain to them because i absolutely agree with you. you know, americans don't want dirtier air or farmers who rely on clean water for their livelihood, but we just need to be able to ensure that we're doing everything we can to communicate with usda, but also in the states. >> well, i'm going to have a series of questions later. my time is about up. i would just ask you to recommit and think through that in the agency. i can assure you that the political backlash is real. it has real consequences, and so i don't know if we're going too far too fast, and
for example, in course particlat matter which most people call dust in rural america. there has been no regulatory change proposed. there has been a study, and the study interestingly enough says it gives equal weight to retaining the current standards as it does to changing them. there's been absolutely no regulatory decision made, and we've committed to listening sessions. we just had a bunch in iowa and missouri about that very matter, so i think we need to find ways to get out and speak to...
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-- --not just in america. in the world. i might suggest to look outside the box and they think of other ways to reduce spending which is investing in smart investments that streamline and create taxpayers money and create jobs at the same time. thus, companies can pay in more taxes at the local, state, and federal level and we continue to get spending under control and reduce our deficit. so that is the cybernet systems ammo system. leave it to the department of defense to make up such a name. this is beacon interactive turbowork out of cambridge, massachusetts. this technology created technology -- or this company to help sailors keep the fleet safe through streamlined and uniform maintenance. it will be going now into all 250 ships in the navy. 460,000 sailors will use this technology inteled out of the sbir program everily day to protect and preserve our warships. in its first full year of implement thairks the software should give a 300% return on the initial sbir investment. mr. president, you know this b
-- --not just in america. in the world. i might suggest to look outside the box and they think of other ways to reduce spending which is investing in smart investments that streamline and create taxpayers money and create jobs at the same time. thus, companies can pay in more taxes at the local, state, and federal level and we continue to get spending under control and reduce our deficit. so that is the cybernet systems ammo system. leave it to the department of defense to make up such a name....
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and i think we need someone who believes in america and america first principles and has a record to, that demonstrates i have the courage of my convictions to go out and fight for those principles. to fight for limited government. to fight for a government that believes that we are a great country because of our people. and our people are free and free people individually, and then, collectively, have created the greatest country in history, not a powerful washington group of people who can plan the course of america. that is not how america became great. it didn't become great because of things done here in washington, d.c. they came here because the people in washington, d.c. believed, originally, that our country would be great if free people were given the ability to pursue their dreams, do what god's call on their life was, and they would have a better country, we would be our brothers keepers. we would create the great society from the bottom up and we did. and now we have a group of people who believe that we can perfect it by doing it from the top down. and i disagree with th
and i think we need someone who believes in america and america first principles and has a record to, that demonstrates i have the courage of my convictions to go out and fight for those principles. to fight for limited government. to fight for a government that believes that we are a great country because of our people. and our people are free and free people individually, and then, collectively, have created the greatest country in history, not a powerful washington group of people who can...
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the argument about america that is at the heart of this. he can argue that progressives, and i do work for the center for american progress, have an extra constitutional vision of the system of laws and of constitutional decision making that our view that we have a living constitution that should, to some degree, acknowledge the realities of the world we live in today, and that the reason why the constitution speaks in broader language is not as restrictive as statute is because our founders recognize that they could not determine what america would be 250-300 years from the times they lived in, so those who arguer for a broader constitutional perspective obviously limited by the text and having some strong adherence to the text, but still breathing to the degree that we recognize the facts in the way people live is not -- is not a vision that is not respectful of liberty. we define liberty just we may have a different vision of what that liberty means. for example, i, migs, personal -- myself, personally believe it is not respectful of som
the argument about america that is at the heart of this. he can argue that progressives, and i do work for the center for american progress, have an extra constitutional vision of the system of laws and of constitutional decision making that our view that we have a living constitution that should, to some degree, acknowledge the realities of the world we live in today, and that the reason why the constitution speaks in broader language is not as restrictive as statute is because our founders...
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the third vote will be on cloture to the america invents act. mr. president, if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until >> live pictures from the state department this afternoon where we are standing by for that briefing with p.j. crowley set for 1:30 that are new. reporters will talk about the president's comments with muammar gadhafi in the situation in the country. is that a plaintiff in the u.s. millet terry to ask potentially rapidly in libya at the. c-span 2 that are 1:30 eastern. until then, journalists and political analyst at the salt lake club discussed the dumping them egypt, libya and the middle east. contact with the foreign media's coverage of the antigovernment protest in the role of the son of libyan leader muammar gadhafi. this is about 90you minutes.stii >> sir, your name? t >> what is your take on theuld u humanity -- can i ask you tohe hold the mic closer? there's a fallout if sanct
the third vote will be on cloture to the america invents act. mr. president, if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until >> live pictures from the state department this afternoon where we are standing by for that briefing with p.j. crowley set for 1:30 that are new. reporters will talk about the president's comments with muammar gadhafi in...
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i'm in there just now. -- i in the americas now. i think that the title for this very important session off to have focused on something else other than the roles. the reason for this is that ngos in egypt had been established a long time ago, but they had been weekend because of the application of a term that we know in economics, during the gold standard was observed that the coins was less content of gold, circulate and the coins with more gold content were melted and sold in the market. and, therefore, there was a very important law that came and said, which said that the bad currency drives good currency up with speculation. i may modify this in egypt, and i said, bad people drove good people out of circulation. so, there are many organizatio organizations. they know exactly what they are doing. they were established for a specific role, but they had been handcuffed by the system. one man started. now, he was a prominent sociologist, a professor, was thrown into jail together with other 20 others, simply because they monitored
i'm in there just now. -- i in the americas now. i think that the title for this very important session off to have focused on something else other than the roles. the reason for this is that ngos in egypt had been established a long time ago, but they had been weekend because of the application of a term that we know in economics, during the gold standard was observed that the coins was less content of gold, circulate and the coins with more gold content were melted and sold in the market....